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Traynham Prospect Mine, Sweet Springs, Monroe County, West Virginia, USAi
Regional Level Types
Traynham Prospect MineMine
Sweet SpringsGroup of Springs
Monroe CountyCounty
West VirginiaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 34' 60'' North , 80° 19' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Union559 (2017)20.0km
New Castle152 (2017)20.4km
Ronceverte1,752 (2017)22.5km
White Sulphur Springs2,438 (2017)23.8km
Fairlea1,747 (2011)25.2km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Roanoke Valley Mineral & Gem SocietyRoanoke, Virginia48km
Mindat Locality ID:
153743
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:153743:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: LADD, H.S., 1944, USGS BULL. 940-
Reserve-Resource:: UNPUBLISHED COBALT REPORT
Commodities (Major) - Manganese; (Trace) - Nickel
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Collinsville Formation

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Unclassified
'Glauconite'-K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
'Psilomelane'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
OOxygen
O GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mg GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
AlAluminium
Al GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
SiSilicon
Si GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
KPotassium
K GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
FeIron
Fe GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2

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